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OK if organelles are recycled by lysosmes does that mean the same matter is recycled into organelles over and over until cell dies

No. The cell continuously imports and exports matter.

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why are organellees recyceed then?

also is all matter imported exported or does some stay

Organelles need to be recycled if there are too many of a given type at a given time. Also, the proteins, fats, and carbohydrates that compose the organelles become defective through wear and tear: exposure to various chemical reactions (enzymes, free radicals, etc), defects due to changes in pH and temperature, physical trauma.

 

Atoms are in constant flux across the cell membrane due to concentration gradients (and active transport processes). A cell is not a closed system, it's that simple. It leaks.

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well what i read is that old organels get recycled by lysosome

Also that only oxygen and urea leave cell.

RE your second sentence: I don't know where you read that or what you read, but that's just so wrong, it's nonsensical. I'm just describing basic biology.

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Thats what the waste products of cells are...

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